Childhood cancer and later development of the metabolic syndrome

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 353-355

  Talvensaari, Kimmo ^a   Knip, Mikael ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Growth hormone; Hyperinsulinaemia; Lipid profile; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Side effects

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN;

CHILDHOOD CANCER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030703128     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899708999360     Document Type: Short Survey

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